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to ask two candidates, tell us because you're both catholic how your religion will affect your context as vice president, both candidates nodded to the question and moved quickly to a discussion of abortion. which is an actual governing question that she should have asked instead. then also her final question about what is unique about your character as a man. what about you as a man, do you bring to this office? they sped past that one, too. that's one of the examples of why asking a bunch of specific questions will eventually lead to something that just doesn't belong in the debate. but there was much more energy to it, obviously. there's much more energy in this room right now. i think both sides are going to have a real fight in this room tonight about who did better in this debate. one of the things that is not clear to me is how easy this debate was to follow. i think those of us who are well versed in everything that these candidates are saying, it's very clear. when paul ryan starts referring to the cbo, i know what he means. i'm not sure what the swing voter, the low-informati
to ask two candidates, tell us because you're both catholic how your religion will affect your context as vice president, both candidates nodded to the question and moved quickly to a discussion of abortion. which is an actual governing question that she should have asked instead. then also her final question about what is unique about your character as a man. what about you as a man, do you bring to this office? they sped past that one, too. that's one of the examples of why asking a bunch of...
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>>> coming up, the politics of religion. a republican member of congress says the only law book we need in this country is the bible. and he might have a point in that it is certainly easier to read than any bill presented to congress. that's next in the rewrite. >>> and later, we'll hear from one of big bird's most passionate defenders. you mess with big bird and you mess with me. that's coming up. "highest in customer satisfaction in the nation." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself, why we're engineered to amaze. yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? >>> in the rewrite tonight, government according to the bible. the republican party tries to pretend that todd akin is an isolated phenomenon, who doesn't represent the thinking of the republican party. now comes his colleague paul brown of georgia who shows there's nothing isolated nor phenomenal ab
>>> coming up, the politics of religion. a republican member of congress says the only law book we need in this country is the bible. and he might have a point in that it is certainly easier to read than any bill presented to congress. that's next in the rewrite. >>> and later, we'll hear from one of big bird's most passionate defenders. you mess with big bird and you mess with me. that's coming up. "highest in customer satisfaction in the nation." call or go to...
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back to the news. >>> coming up, the politics of religion. a republican member of congress says the only law book we need in this country is the bible. and he might have a point in that it is certainly easier to read than any bill presented to congress. that's next in the rewrite. >>> and later, we'll hear from one of big bird's most passionate defenders. you mess with big bird and you mess with me. that's coming up. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happie
back to the news. >>> coming up, the politics of religion. a republican member of congress says the only law book we need in this country is the bible. and he might have a point in that it is certainly easier to read than any bill presented to congress. that's next in the rewrite. >>> and later, we'll hear from one of big bird's most passionate defenders. you mess with big bird and you mess with me. that's coming up. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi...
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they think public education deletes religion. want to teach creationism. they want to do things that the public school system don't allow but they want their choice to withdraw their children from that belief system to be subsidized by the same federal government they want to stop spending. >> boom. joy reid. laying it out. we got to leave it there. there's more to talk about, of course, as there always is. the 2010 mid term election signal a congressional tidal wave will the 2012 race bring something more closely resembling a light sea breeze. we will tell the analogy ahead on "now." hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my m
they think public education deletes religion. want to teach creationism. they want to do things that the public school system don't allow but they want their choice to withdraw their children from that belief system to be subsidized by the same federal government they want to stop spending. >> boom. joy reid. laying it out. we got to leave it there. there's more to talk about, of course, as there always is. the 2010 mid term election signal a congressional tidal wave will the 2012 race...
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romney team is sort of playing into their hands in terms of making this about fear, fear about your religion being taken away, fear of unrest, fear of -- i guess they haven't quite played the gay marriage card yet, but they are basically saying like things are going to get worse, if you don't vote for us things will get worse, whereas the obama team says we think we can do this. we hope you believe us. please vote with us and we're going to make this better. and i do wonder which is going to work the best. i mean, we see some small upticks in optimism about the country. maybe that's a good thing for obama, but, you know, fear is not necessarily a losing card to play, and definitely they have doubled down on it and here i'm continuing to just go with metaphors as strong as i can. sorry. >> those are perfect. thank you both. >>> next, big bird shows us why debates really do matter. stay with us. >> we think he's probably going to come at me like a cannonball. more pressure because mitt romney put on such a great performance that the bar is pretty high. there's also pressure because joe biden h
romney team is sort of playing into their hands in terms of making this about fear, fear about your religion being taken away, fear of unrest, fear of -- i guess they haven't quite played the gay marriage card yet, but they are basically saying like things are going to get worse, if you don't vote for us things will get worse, whereas the obama team says we think we can do this. we hope you believe us. please vote with us and we're going to make this better. and i do wonder which is going to...
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i was waiting, abortion going to come up, is religion going to come up? and it did. >> if the romney/ryan ticket is elected should those who believe abortion should remain legal be worried? >> to me, that breath in, said it all. he shouldn't have even bothered answering the question right there. i thought that was the most devastating moment for paul ryan. it showed he felt defeated on the point. that he felt like he was in a corner and didn't know how to get out of it. it is a devastating piece of information, because women's issues surprisingly have played a huge role in this campaign and have driven the gender gap. >> something joe biden said 800 times and you haven't said once, i was there. >> she was. >> we'll ask a body language expert questions, that's next. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> we we look weak, our adversaries -- >> wi
i was waiting, abortion going to come up, is religion going to come up? and it did. >> if the romney/ryan ticket is elected should those who believe abortion should remain legal be worried? >> to me, that breath in, said it all. he shouldn't have even bothered answering the question right there. i thought that was the most devastating moment for paul ryan. it showed he felt defeated on the point. that he felt like he was in a corner and didn't know how to get out of it. it is a...
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. >>> today we take a close look at battleground virginia and the role that religion could play in the commonwealth. evangelicals make up the largest religious group in the state, 31%. traditional protestants, 20%. the numbers are right there. joining me now, a distinguished professor of government in virginia beach, virginia. back with us, bill schneider. the romney campaign paying a lot of attention to conservative christians. thursday, the governor met with the reverend billy graham in north carolina. graham offered his support to the romney ticket. is this simply shoring up the gop base, or is this going to help him gain some new evangelical support? >> well, mitt romney had problems with evangelical voters in the republican primaries. he lost every deep southern state to either newt gingrich or rick santorum. in the general election, the evangelicals are likely to vote for him, principally because they're not going to vote for barack obama. >> do you think we see the same enthusiasm and support we've seen from that block over the past two, three cycles? >> i think there are a some
. >>> today we take a close look at battleground virginia and the role that religion could play in the commonwealth. evangelicals make up the largest religious group in the state, 31%. traditional protestants, 20%. the numbers are right there. joining me now, a distinguished professor of government in virginia beach, virginia. back with us, bill schneider. the romney campaign paying a lot of attention to conservative christians. thursday, the governor met with the reverend billy graham...